Riders Republic

 PC
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 15, 2021
    72
    Kudos to Ubisoft for being brave enough to release a full-scale game focused on extreme sports – we definitely need more of these. Now for the bad news: like most Ubisoft games, at least half of the content is either superfluous, or underdeveloped. Only skiing and snowboarding are actually good, bikes are tolerable at best, and skydiving is just meh. [Issue#257, p.68]
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  2. MMORPG.com
    Nov 24, 2021
    72
    There is more than enough variety to keep players coming back and having fun for months, just with the solo and collectible game alone. If you’re an extreme sports fan, Riders Republic is a no-brainer. For MMO fans looking for more than a madcap mass race challenge, I would let the game mature for a few months longer before picking this one up.
  3. PC Gamer
    Nov 2, 2021
    71
    Extreme sports made accessible to the point of basic. It's got a tin ear but a big heart.
  5. PC Games
    Nov 9, 2021
    70
    If you're into open worlds and extreme sports, Riders Republic is great. At least for about twenty hours. The world is gigantic and because of the intuitive controls the different sports are all fun to play. But Riders Republic falls into the same trap as its predecessor Steep, when it promises endless fun, but after a while there is no content anymore, if you are not willing to grind and play the same events over and over again. Besides there are technical issues with the Mass Races. It is always a gamble, if the race works or you get kicked out of the session.
  6. Gameblog.fr
    Nov 2, 2021
    60
    Riders Republic tries to improve the Steep formula on many levels, but sometimes fails to really find its own way: by constantly soliciting the players with its trials, rewards, gears, modes and extras, Ubisoft Annecy's new formula sometimes forgets to let us enjoy the ride and its vast landscape.
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  1. Polygon
    Oct 26, 2021
    Riders Republic is more than a revision of Steep than it is a rewrite, a creative team taking all of the lessons learned from a rough draft and starting over from the beginning. It has more extreme sports, sure, but more importantly, it’s a profoundly more social experience. It oozes joy, without relying on the fundamentals of its contemporaries, like combat, winner-takes-all competition, and melodramatic linear storytelling.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Nov 2, 2021
    It’s reliably brilliant fun, and the best multiplayer experience a Ubisoft studio has ever worked into one their many open worlds. Whether played alone or alongside 63 other warm bodies, Riders Republic is unalloyed gratification in a stunning natural utopia, a streamlined series of rewarding activities so open-ended and forgiving it can sometimes veer into a directionless fuzz. Things are certain to change shape as more stuff is added and the player-base settles in for the long games-as-a-service haul, but there’s enough arcade fun here at launch to delight your inner extreme sportsperson, the one who looks at Tony Hawk at 53 and thinks, yes, there is still time for me.

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#68 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

User Reviews

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 71
  3. Negative: 21 out of 71
  1. oreimo33
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    This game is the most fun I had in a long time. The sense of speed you have when you drive your bike down a hill with multiple people allThis game is the most fun I had in a long time. The sense of speed you have when you drive your bike down a hill with multiple people all around you is so awesome. The map is giant but never feels empty. So much to discover and do.

    Moving around does not get boring because you can always change up how you move and the natural vistas are beautiful.

    Only downside are the dialogues but just ignore those and you will have an amazing time.

    Hope this game will get a large community and will get supported for many years with more events, outfits and perhaps even more sports (skateboard for instance). Best purchase I made this year. Highly recommended.    … Full Review »
  2. PaulGR
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    Unfortunately, the Steep formula failed miserably with Riders Republic.

    An arcade-y game with no direction whatsoever. Terrible voice    Unfortunately, the Steep formula failed miserably with Riders Republic.

    An arcade-y game with no direction whatsoever. Terrible voice acting, floating NPCs, janky robotic character movements, non-existent character creation and customization. Riders Republic feels like a game from the early 2010s. The graphics are borderline passable for today's standards. Possibly downgraded to the ground due to the online nature of the game. Fully maxed on 2.5k on an RTX3080Ti, everything feels and looks washed-out and no more than 720p in resolution, partly saved by a few beautiful nature shots that, when getting up-close, reveal how awfully detailed they are in reality.

    The trick mechanics get old very quick, as you can only perform a limited amount (spin vertical or horizontal). To add on that are the ridiculous physics that allow you to land perfectly a 150Mph speeding bicycle while falling from a 100m cliff without a scratch, while barely touching a tree can send you face-down in the dirt.

    Character creation is laughable. With 5 head presets and 6 similar hairstyles, prepare to see your character clone everywhere around you.

    The game, even if you paid for the 120$ edition, is fully locked behind paid cosmetics that are released daily, meaning that you cannot customize your character freely, unless waiting like a slave for the daily 4-item customization drop that either requires ludicrous amounts of grinding to buy, or a hefty amount of real cash for the in-game premium currency.

    It's Ubisoft. What else did you expect?    … Full Review »
  3. LegacyFeather99
    Nov 9, 2021
    7
    This is the first game from Ubisoft in a long time that people want to play again. It brings something new and cool again.
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